This month, Simply Meditation explores the first teaching after Buddha's Enlightenment - The Four Noble Truths. The third of these is "There is an end to suffering." This end suggests a letting go. As we loosen our attachments to how we want things to be or wish they had been, our suffering might soften. This episode includes a traditional forgiveness meditation based on Jack Kornfield's wonderful audio program, Meditation For Beginners and other guided meditations.

This month, Simply Meditation explores the first teaching after Buddha's Enlightenment - The Four Noble Truths. The third of these is "There is an end to suffering." This end suggests a letting go. As we loosen our attachments to how we want things to be or wish they had been, our suffering might soften. This practice is a traditional forgiveness meditation based on Jack Kornfield's wonderful audio program, Meditation For Beginners and other guided meditations.

This month, Simply Meditation explores the first teaching after Buddha's Enlightenment - The Four Noble Truths. The second of these is "There is a cause suffering." These causes including grasping, aversion and delusion. In our attempt to hold on to pleasant sensation, push away unpleasant sensation and wanting or imagining things to be as other than they are, we suffer. This talk includes an excerpt from Mark Manson's excellent, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck. The concluding meditation gives the mind a job, gently labeling whatever arises and then letting it go as the next formation of the mind arrives. This series is based on Jack Kornfield's wonderful audio program, Meditation For Beginners.

This month, Simply Meditation explores the first teaching after Buddha's Enlightenment - The Four Noble Truths. The second of these is "There is a cause suffering." These causes including grasping, aversion and delusion. In our attempt to hold on to pleasant sensation, push away unpleasant sensation and wanting or imagining things to be as other than they are, we suffer. This practice gives the mind a job, gently labeling whatever arises and then letting it go as the next formation of the mind arrives. This series is based on Jack Kornfield's wonderful audio program, Meditation For Beginners.

This month, Simply Meditation explores the first teaching after Buddha's Enlightenment - The Four Noble Truths. The first of these is "There is suffering." Suffering is part of the human condition. In this guided practice of compassion and empathy gently touches the sorrows that we have experienced and the universal suffering of all beings. This series is based on Jack Kornfield's wonderful audio program, Meditation For Beginners.

This month, Simply Meditation explores the first teaching after Buddha's Enlightenment - The Four Noble Truths. The first of these is "There is suffering." Suffering is part of the human condition. In this guided practice of compassion and empathy gently touches the sorrows that we have experienced and the universal suffering of all beings. This series is based on Jack Kornfield's wonderful audio program, Meditation For Beginners.

This teaching explores the idea of Deep Rest and Deep Relaxation. The meditation is inspired by the Plum Village Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Deep Relaxation is an active practice that invites us to be aware of the sensations in the body while softening in to whatever arises in the moment. You may want to do this practice lying down.

This meditation comes from the Plum Village Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Deep Relaxation is an active practice that invites us to be aware of the sensations in the body while softening in to whatever arises in the moment. You may want to do this practice lying down.

This teaching introduces Mara, a god who tempted Buddha with desire, fear and hatred, before his enlightenment. Mara visits us often but we have the opportunity to work with it. The accompanying guided meditation invites the practitioner to bring to mind a difficult situation in their life and explore the emotions that inhabit the body. As we explore this emotion, it may shift and evolve. When we sit with it, we allow it to unfold. In a sense, we sit with the difficult emotion and share tea together because it will be with us whether we like it or not. Parts of this meditation are from Tara Brach's wonderful talk, www.tarabrach.com/inviting-mara-to-tea-3/

This guided meditation invites the practitioner to bring to mind a difficult situation in their life and explore the emotions that inhabit the body. As we explore this emotion, it may shift and evolve. When we sit with it, we allow it to unfold. In a sense, we sit with the difficult emotion and share tea together because it will be with us whether we like it or not. Parts of this meditation are from Tara Brach's wonderful talk, https://www.tarabrach.com/inviting-mara-to-tea-3/